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26 gallon tank

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Question
I was wondering how many Mollies i can put in a 26 gallon tank?? also could i put all males in there or would they fight??? what is the best way to keep the population from reproducing and overrunning my tank with toooooo many Mollies
thanks

Answer
Hi Rob,
 There is no magic number.  You can put more than two but less than 10 in my opinion.  Males will compete with each other for the attention of females.  This may involve fighting.

 If you do not want mollies to reproduce, do not get any females.  A female molly in the presence of a male will almost certainly get pregnant.  

-- Ron
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